February starts gently for me with an online lecture that is a sort of sequel to one I did in Moscow eight (!!) years ago and one of my regular trips to Boston to DJ before I head off to Europe at the end of the month for a teaching trip to Belgium and Germany that will also take me briefly through Dublin and Amsterdam for research, art, and reunions.
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Wednesday, February 8th ~ ONLINE / Massachusetts-based
Lecture: Ignatius Sancho and Julien Clarchies: Black Men of Letters and Music
for LIRA (Learning in Retirement Association - University of Massachusetts, Lowell)
1:00-3:00pm. Zoom lecture.
Tuesday, February 14th ~ Cambridge, Massachusetts (Boston area)
Bluesy Tuesy (Facebook page) (Facebook group) (Facebook event)
7:30-10:00pm (plus). Lesson (not me - I don't teach blues!) from 7:30-8:30, then I will be DJing blues from 8:30 until at least 10:00, possibly longer if the dance floor is full! Indoors with an air cleaner going; masks and proof of vaccination required. Sliding scale donation, $5 to $20. Volunteers get free admission!
Friday-Tuesday, February 24-28th ~ Néthen, Belgique (Belgium)
Voyage Dansé: La Révolution américaine, sur les traces d'Outlander (Facebook event)
Four-day dance festival organized by Compagnie Aliquam Amentis centering around American dance from the Boston Tea Party (250th anniversary) to the War of 1812. Colonial to Federalist, in American terms; Jane Austen to Regency in English. Dance program will include American cotillions, country dances, and allemande. Grand costumed ball of the period 1773-1815. Other creative activities of the era such as sewing and writing will be included as well. See the event website for tickets. (This event is mostly sold out for the weekend, but tickets are still available as of early February for the ball and for Monday-Tuesday.)
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I am available to travel for in-person dance teaching, lecturing, and ball precepting, pandemic permitting. I am also still available for private or group online lessons and talks via Skype or Zoom (or your videoconferencing software of choice). Please email me directly if you would like to schedule an event or workshop!
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Coming in March: I go from Belgium to Germany for Regency-era (more or less) workshops in Munich!
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